Penare Farm Solar Farm (11 MW)
Penare Farm Solar Farm is an 11 MW solar farm project in Cornwall, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 18 March 2014; the record was last updated on 26 August 2014.
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operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2014record last updated
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Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- British Solar Renewables (formerly Solar Power Generation)
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning application reference
- PA12/12106
- Site area
- 25.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Penare Farm St Allen Truro Cornwall
- Council area (by location)
- Cornwall
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2008
Who decides
| Applications | Cornwall | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 225 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 49 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 31 of 159 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 15 of 39 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 27 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 16.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 23 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanteague Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 1.4 |
| Truthan Barton Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Garvinack Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.6 |
| Causilgey Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Tregassow Farm Solar Modules | solar farm | 6 | operational | 4.3 |
| Four Burrows Solar farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 4.7 |
| Four Burrows Farm (Extension 2) | solar farm | 6.3 | operational | 4.7 |
| Carland Cross Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | under construction | 4.9 |
| Carland Cross | wind farm | 6 | decommissioned | 6.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.3037, -5.0755).